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Publication details [#23064]
Spencer, J. William. 1988. The role of text in the processing of people in organizations. Discourse Processes 11 (1) : 61–78. 
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
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Annotation
S. argues that analyses of bureacratic texts can reveal information about the routine social action of personnel of bureacratic institutions, and about the knowledge involved in these actions. The focus is on presentence reports filed by probations officers at a county probation department.